Without them the world will stop.

Unpayed and stolen from (the honey) they still do a marvelous and necassary job . Without those no flower will become seed.

[Corinne C]

I see they are portable beehives. It’s certainly very concerning that we are losing so many bees. Fav.

[Pyrrhula]

@corinnec The farmer hire them from the bee keeper temporarly.

[Beryl Lloyd]

How wonderful to be able to hire the beehives from the keeper!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

What a great way to take care of the flowers and increase the bee population!

[Babs]

Absolutely. Sadly thousands of bees here had to be destroyed earlier this year due to varroa mite. It is going to take a long time for the bees to return.

[Heather]

What a great idea (to hire the beehives)! They will do a great job for the farmer! Fav

[Diana]

Such a beautiful capture and scene. Unfortunately we don't see too many bees where we live. I think it is probably due to the spraying of all the vineyards and olive groves.

[moni kozi]

You speak so true!
We should thank them every day.

[Dione Giorgio]

Very true. Honey producers in Malta are having a bad time these last couple of years - a species of hornets are scaring away or killing the bees. And they are said to be very dangerous for humans too.

[Agnes]

Dat is waar

[mittens (Marilyn)]

So interesting looking. We do really need them.

[Kathy]

The equipment almost has a festive look to it.

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[Fisher Family]

Lovely to see the hives out in the field of crops - fav! Quite soon there will be a lot of hives on the edge of the heather moorland of the North York Moors. Heather honey is very popular (and very expensive) here.

Ian

[Judith Johnson]

So true. Good to see these hives out among the flowers